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GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin DECEMBER 17 – 21, 2018 WORD OF THE WEEK:   WINTER BREAK   Winter Break for the San Francisco Unified School District is from Monday, December 24, 2018 through Friday, January 4, 2019.  School resumes on Monday, January 7, 2019. Enjoy the Break!!   UPCOMING EVENTS: Final Exams:  December 18 – 20, 2018.  Last Day of

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GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin DECEMBER 10 – 14, 2018     WORD OF THE WEEK:   FINAL EXAMS   A final examination,  or final is a test given to students at the end of a course of study or training. Although the term can be used in the context of physical training, it most often occurs in the academic world.

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GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin DECEMBER 3 – 7, 2018 WORD OF THE WEEK:   DECEMBER 7, 1941   “A Day That Will Life in Infamy”:  This Friday is the 77th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA by the Japanese.  National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also referred to as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day, is

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GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin NOVEMBER 26 – 30, 2018 WORD OF THE WEEK:   AUTUMN LEAVES   Autumn leaf color is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and

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GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin NOVEMBER 5 – 9, 2018     WORD OF THE WEEK:   VETERAN’S DAY   Veterans Day is an official United States public holiday, observed annually on November 11, that honors military veterans; that is, persons who served in the United States Armed Forces.  It coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, celebrated

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GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 2, 2018 WORD OF THE WEEK:   HALLOWEEN!! HALLOWEEN: Halloween or Hallowe’en (a contraction of All Hallows‘ Evening), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve, or All Saints’ Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day.

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GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin OCTOBER 22- 26, 2018 WORD OF THE WEEK:   OCTOBER 22, 1940   October 22, 1940 – Julian, Mayer, and Krause received a patent for cortisone, used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis, adrenal insufficiency, allergies, diseases of connective tissue, and gout.  This remains an important medicine today.   STUDENTS   UPCOMING EVENTS:   Halloween Costume Contest:

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GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin OCTOBER 15 – 19, 2018 WORD OF THE WEEK:   THE GREAT SHAKE:  OCTOBER 18, 1906   The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18 with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). High intensity shaking was felt from

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GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin OCTOBER 9 – 12, 2018 WORD OF THE WEEK:  HOMECOMING   Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back former students and members and celebrating an organization’s existence. Homecoming (colloquially known as “hoco” or “HoCo” in some parts of the US) is an annual tradition in the United States. People, towns, high schools, and colleges come together,

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GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin OCTOBER 1 – 5, 2018 WORD OF THE WEEK:  OCTOBER   October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the sixth of seven months to have a length of 31 days.   FUN OCTOBER DATES:     The last two to three weeks in October (and, occasionally, the first

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